Differences in syncytia formation by SARS-CoV-2 variants modify host chromatin accessibility and cellular senescence via TP53

Summary: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains a significant public health threat due to the ability of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants to evade the immune system and cause breakthrough infections. Although pathogenic coronaviruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and M...

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Main Authors: Jonathan D. Lee, Bridget L. Menasche, Maria Mavrikaki, Madison M. Uyemura, Su Min Hong, Nina Kozlova, Jin Wei, Mia M. Alfajaro, Renata B. Filler, Arne Müller, Tanvi Saxena, Ryan R. Posey, Priscilla Cheung, Taru Muranen, Yujing J. Heng, Joao A. Paulo, Craig B. Wilen, Frank J. Slack
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Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124723014900
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author Jonathan D. Lee
Bridget L. Menasche
Maria Mavrikaki
Madison M. Uyemura
Su Min Hong
Nina Kozlova
Jin Wei
Mia M. Alfajaro
Renata B. Filler
Arne Müller
Tanvi Saxena
Ryan R. Posey
Priscilla Cheung
Taru Muranen
Yujing J. Heng
Joao A. Paulo
Craig B. Wilen
Frank J. Slack
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Bridget L. Menasche
Maria Mavrikaki
Madison M. Uyemura
Su Min Hong
Nina Kozlova
Jin Wei
Mia M. Alfajaro
Renata B. Filler
Arne Müller
Tanvi Saxena
Ryan R. Posey
Priscilla Cheung
Taru Muranen
Yujing J. Heng
Joao A. Paulo
Craig B. Wilen
Frank J. Slack
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description Summary: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains a significant public health threat due to the ability of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants to evade the immune system and cause breakthrough infections. Although pathogenic coronaviruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)-CoV lead to severe respiratory infections, how these viruses affect the chromatin proteomic composition upon infection remains largely uncharacterized. Here, we use our recently developed integrative DNA And Protein Tagging methodology to identify changes in host chromatin accessibility states and chromatin proteomic composition upon infection with pathogenic coronaviruses. SARS-CoV-2 infection induces TP53 stabilization on chromatin, which contributes to its host cytopathic effect. We mapped this TP53 stabilization to the SARS-CoV-2 spike and its propensity to form syncytia, a consequence of cell-cell fusion. Differences in SARS-CoV-2 spike variant-induced syncytia formation modify chromatin accessibility, cellular senescence, and inflammatory cytokine release via TP53. Our findings suggest that differences in syncytia formation alter senescence-associated inflammation, which varies among SARS-CoV-2 variants.
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spelling doaj.art-fc5e40c8967549f19441624446c624192023-11-23T04:28:16ZengElsevierCell Reports2211-12472023-12-014212113478Differences in syncytia formation by SARS-CoV-2 variants modify host chromatin accessibility and cellular senescence via TP53Jonathan D. Lee0Bridget L. Menasche1Maria Mavrikaki2Madison M. Uyemura3Su Min Hong4Nina Kozlova5Jin Wei6Mia M. Alfajaro7Renata B. Filler8Arne Müller9Tanvi Saxena10Ryan R. Posey11Priscilla Cheung12Taru Muranen13Yujing J. Heng14Joao A. Paulo15Craig B. Wilen16Frank J. Slack17Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Corresponding authorDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA; Department of Immunobiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USADepartment of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USADepartment of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USADepartment of Genetics, Cancer Research Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USADepartment of Genetics, Cancer Research Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USADepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA; Department of Immunobiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USADepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA; Department of Immunobiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USADepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA; Department of Immunobiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USADepartment of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USADepartment of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USAWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02115, USAStem Cell Program, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USADepartment of Genetics, Cancer Research Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USADepartment of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USADepartment of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USADepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA; Department of Immunobiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USADepartment of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Genetics, Cancer Research Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Harvard Medical School Initiative for RNA Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Corresponding authorSummary: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains a significant public health threat due to the ability of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants to evade the immune system and cause breakthrough infections. Although pathogenic coronaviruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)-CoV lead to severe respiratory infections, how these viruses affect the chromatin proteomic composition upon infection remains largely uncharacterized. Here, we use our recently developed integrative DNA And Protein Tagging methodology to identify changes in host chromatin accessibility states and chromatin proteomic composition upon infection with pathogenic coronaviruses. SARS-CoV-2 infection induces TP53 stabilization on chromatin, which contributes to its host cytopathic effect. We mapped this TP53 stabilization to the SARS-CoV-2 spike and its propensity to form syncytia, a consequence of cell-cell fusion. Differences in SARS-CoV-2 spike variant-induced syncytia formation modify chromatin accessibility, cellular senescence, and inflammatory cytokine release via TP53. Our findings suggest that differences in syncytia formation alter senescence-associated inflammation, which varies among SARS-CoV-2 variants.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124723014900CP: Immunology
spellingShingle Jonathan D. Lee
Bridget L. Menasche
Maria Mavrikaki
Madison M. Uyemura
Su Min Hong
Nina Kozlova
Jin Wei
Mia M. Alfajaro
Renata B. Filler
Arne Müller
Tanvi Saxena
Ryan R. Posey
Priscilla Cheung
Taru Muranen
Yujing J. Heng
Joao A. Paulo
Craig B. Wilen
Frank J. Slack
Differences in syncytia formation by SARS-CoV-2 variants modify host chromatin accessibility and cellular senescence via TP53
Cell Reports
CP: Immunology
title Differences in syncytia formation by SARS-CoV-2 variants modify host chromatin accessibility and cellular senescence via TP53
title_full Differences in syncytia formation by SARS-CoV-2 variants modify host chromatin accessibility and cellular senescence via TP53
title_fullStr Differences in syncytia formation by SARS-CoV-2 variants modify host chromatin accessibility and cellular senescence via TP53
title_full_unstemmed Differences in syncytia formation by SARS-CoV-2 variants modify host chromatin accessibility and cellular senescence via TP53
title_short Differences in syncytia formation by SARS-CoV-2 variants modify host chromatin accessibility and cellular senescence via TP53
title_sort differences in syncytia formation by sars cov 2 variants modify host chromatin accessibility and cellular senescence via tp53
topic CP: Immunology
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124723014900
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